KL164 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Early-Middle Roman Asia Minor Lamp, Knidian
Comparanda
cf. BML3, pp. 325–333, fig. 160 (Cn. B), e.g., p. 346, no. Q 2782, pl. 86 (first third 2nd century)
Comparanda
cf. DelosXXVI, pp. 129–130, nos. 4618–4623, pl.  30 (P. Bruneau)
Comparanda
cf. Hubinger1993, p.  119, no.  221, pl.  28 (Akademisches Kunstmuseum, Universität Bonn; from Miletos, late 1st–2nd century)
Comparanda
cf. KenchreaiV, p. 26, no. 133, pl. 6 (H. Williams; north mole, second half 1st century)
Comparanda
cf. Kogler2010, pp. 76–78, no. Hc.L1, pl. 46 (Knidos, context: second half 1st–first half 2nd century)
Comparanda
cf. LABN1, p. 43, no. 42 (M.-C. Hellmann; Cyprus, beginning 2nd century)
Comparanda
cf. WiegandSchrader1904, pp. 454–456, no. 197, fig. 562 (Priene)
Description
Circular discus has rosette with four heart-shaped, concave petals in uneven arrangement, central filling hole, and framing ring. Plain, sloping to rounded shoulder. Large, rounded nozzle set off from shoulder by horizontal groove.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: 5YR 7/8, reddish yellow. Slip: 2.5YR 6/8, light red. Somewhat hard, gritty, porous fabric with frequent, small to medium, subrounded, white inclusions. Thin, even, dull slip preserved only in sparse patches. Large clay nodule in framing groove.
Preservation comment
Six large joining fragments preserve three-quarters of top. Slight abrasion; traces of encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022d, pp. 821-822, 823, no. 317, fig. 19.7
Discus diameter
0.059
Preserved length
0.098
Preserved width
0.073
Other Dimensions
H, base-shoulder 0.025
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Suggested citation
“KL164 (Early Roman Asia Minor Lamp).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kl164>